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I think one interesting thing about Cloudflare is that once enabled on a domain, it can be used to serve different versions of that domain to different audience
by radicaldreamer 4y ago
I think one interesting thing about Cloudflare is that once enabled on a domain, it can be used to serve different versions of that domain to different audiences, enabling things like selective censorship and propaganda.
Cloudflare has also taken investments from the intelligence agencies (at least in the US).
- cj 4y agoTo be fair, the ability to serve different content to different users was (is) a primary feature of essentially all web servers. This has been the case for multiple decades.
- radicaldreamer 4y agoThe difference is that this is a man-in-the-middle where you don't need coordination with the web server at all.
- thephyber 4y agoIt’s important to understand and internalize the difference between capability and willingness/desire to do something. Servicing different content based on different visitors is a feature of any web server. If you are insinuating that CloudFlare does this without the domain/website owner’s permission/knowledge, cite your sources. That is the kind of insinuation/rumor that can destroy/erode the reputation of a cybersecurity company.